TheGiver

Today:

 * 1) ===Finish taking notes on "Elements of a Novel" using the power point you downloaded Friday from the server. It should be on all of the desktops by now (it's actually in a program called "Keynote"). Get help from your reading group if you are confused.===
 * 2) ===Go to [|moodle] and answer the journal questions either by hand in your journal or type them on a word document and upload it to [|moodle] - your choice. (journal questions are also below)===
 * ===1. (Chp. 9) Which of the Receiver of Memory Rules that Jonas was given do you think he is having the most trouble following? (Explain). Which rule would you have the most trouble following? (Explain)===
 * ===2. (Chp. 10) Why do you think The Giver gave Jonas the memory of snow as his first memory?===

**Tuesday 10/23**

 * 1) ===Share your journal responses with your reading group. The teacher will ask for some of you to share with the whole class.===
 * 2) ===Go to [|moodle] and click on the new "forum" discussion I have there for you (**Would you like to live in a world where only one person carries the memories of the whole community (like Jonas' community)? Explain why and discuss the pros and cons of this type of "Utopia".** After you have typed in your response, you must reply to at least one other person in YOUR class and then you may reply to other kids in other classes. Remember that I will see all of your replies and they need to be appropriate, insightful and grammatically correct!!===
 * 3) ===Homework: read chp. 12===

**Wednesday 10/24**

 * 1) ===Students should be working on finishing the following assignments from the last 2 days:===
 * ===complete chps. 9 & 10 journal entries (see Monday for questions).===
 * ===post an answer to the "Memories" forum question either as an individual or as a group.===
 * ===reply to at least one other person's forum post IN YOUR OWN CLASS. Then you may reply to other classes.===

**These will be collected/graded beginning Friday and will count as some of the last grades in the first marking period.**
===2. Groups have been assigned one element to present from the ppt. "Elements of a Novel". Groups will be responsible for downloading the graphic organizer word document from [|moodle], typing in their answers, and uploading to [|moodle] to present to the class tomorrow.===

**Thursday 10/25**

 * 1) ===**short quiz on chps. 11 & 12**===
 * 2) ===**using sticky tabs, we will discuss and write what we have learned so far about Jonas' Utopia in chps. 11 & 12 and what questions we have.**===

**Friday 10/26**

 * 1) ===**groups will finish and begin to present the graphic organizers on "Elements of a Novel"**===
 * 2) ===**Discuss chp. 13**===

Monday 10/29

 * 1) ===discuss chps. 13 & 14===
 * 2) ===groups present graphic organizers on Elements of a Novel===

Tuesday 10/30

 * 1) ===Finish discussing 14; discuss 15===
 * 2) ===groups finish presenting graphic organizers & turn in for a grade===

Wednesday 10/31

 * 1) ===Some periods have already finished presenting graphic organizers and have turned them in - others will be finishing today/tomorrow and will turn in as the last grade in this marking period.===
 * 2) ===Some periods will do a vocabulary word sort activity today, others will do it later this week.===
 * 3) ===Groups will begin to present the remaining chapters tomorrow and over the next several days. Some periods may be behind a day or two, but ultimately we will be finished with the book and presentations by the end of next week.===